Guest editorial: Pragmatic trials: Is this a useful method in nursing research?

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1401-1402

  King, Kathryn M ^a   Thompson, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 43749103585     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02297.x     Document Type: Editorial

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